Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ogive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ogive \O"give\, n. [F. ogive, OF. augive a pointed arch, LL.
augiva a double arch of two at right angles.] (Arch.)
The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ogive
n : front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket
that protects the payload from heat during its passage
through the atmosphere [syn: {nose cone}]
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